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K-5 Mathematics Endorsement
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Revisions have been made to the updated K-5 Mathematics Endorsement to align with new GaPSC program standards.
The K-5 Mathematics Endorsement registration for the 2023-2024 cohort has closed. K-5 Math Endorsement Informational Flyer
The K - 5 Mathematics Endorsement at Metro RESA is a GaPSC approved preparation program that provides approved candidates with the coursework and related field experience required to add the K - 5 Mathematics Endorsement to a current Standard Georgia Professional Certificate. Each of the courses, equivalent to graduate-level work, address the content, instructional practices, professional responsibility, and teaching aspects of the learner and learning. Candidates demonstrate competencies described in the InTASC Core Teaching Standards in the required course assignments. In order to earn credit for each course, candidates must be in attendance 90% of the time, submit assignments as required, and earn a minimum score on a content test.
Upon successful completion of the endorsement, candidates may be eligible for a $1,000 per year stipend, for up to 5 years, based on funding approval by the Georgia General Assembly.
For additional stipend details, review pages 2 and 3 of the GaDOE Math and Science Teachers Supplement FAQ document.
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Overview
- Minimum of 1.5 years for completion
- 160 contact hours/16 PLUs
- Comprised of 4 separate content courses, with an additional embedded authentic residency requirement
- Virtual/blended delivery model; local school or school system delivery models may vary
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Purpose
- To strengthen and enhance pedagogical and content knowledge in mathematics with an emphasis on effective mathematics teaching practices
- To provide opportunities for deeper vertical content understanding of K - 5 mathematics
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Admission Requirements
- Candidates must hold a valid T-4 or higher Induction, Professional, Advanced Professional, or Lead Professional teaching certificate in one of the following fields:
- Elementary Education (P-5)
- Middle Grades Education (4-8)
- Special Education General Curriculum/Early Childhood Education (P-5)
- Any of the following certificates combined with a core academic content concentration in mathematics:
- Special Education General Curriculum (P-12)
- Special Education Adapted Curriculum (P-12)
- Special Education Behavior Disorders (P-12)
- Special Education Learning Disabilities (P-12)
- Special Education Deaf Education (P-12)
- Special Education Physical and Health Disabilities (P-12)
- Special Education Visual Impairment (P-12)
- Gifted Certificate (P-12)
- Candidates must have a minimum of two years of teaching experience.
- Candidates must be recommended for participation in the program by their employing principal.
- Candidates must hold a valid T-4 or higher Induction, Professional, Advanced Professional, or Lead Professional teaching certificate in one of the following fields:
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Tuition Costs
- Metro RESA Model:
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Course 1: Foundations of Teaching Practices and Whole Number Operations
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Total Cost: $880 ($280 for registration, $250 for Embedded Residency*, and $350 for Resources)
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Course 2: Numerical and Operational Reasoning - $280 (registration)
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Course 3: Algebraic and Statistical Reasoning - $280 (registration)
- Course 4: Measurement, Geometric and Spatial Reasoning - $280 (registration)
- TOTAL COST: $1,720*
*Non-MRESA Member participants will pay additional costs associated with the Authentic Residency based on location and travel expenses for the required observations.*Metro RESA area candidates in the Metro RESA Model pilot cohort may be eligible for grant funding support, which will reduce the cost of the endorsement (4 courses) to $600.
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- Participants will not be allowed to begin a course until payment is received by Metro RESA.
- All fees are non-refundable.
- Participants will not be allowed to begin a course until payment is received by Metro RESA.
- System, District, or School Model:
- Please contact the Metro RESA K-5 Mathematics Endorsement Coordinator for more information.
- Metro RESA Model:
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Course I: Foundations of Teaching Practices and Whole Number Operations (40 hours/4 PLUs)
The candidate will:
- Extend and refine knowledge and skills in using exemplary pedagogical practices with an emphasis on the effective mathematical teaching practices.
- Incorporate mathematical processes including collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and creativity in instruction that includes hands-on exploration, manipulative use, problem-based inquiry, and technology utilization in planning instruction.
- Use knowledge of students and mathematics to plan rigorous and engaging mathematics instruction supporting all students’ access, learning, and mathematical identities.
- Select and use a variety of formative and summative assessment techniques to monitor student progress, gauge students' mathematical understanding, and interpret school-based progress.
- Understand and use the major concepts of number and operations and statistical reasoning to solve problems using multiple strategies, manipulatives, and technological tools; interpret solutions; and determine reasonableness of answers and efficiency of methods.
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Course II: Numerical and Operational Reasoning (40 hours/4 PLUs)
The candidate will:
- Describe and represent mathematical relationships.
- Understand, model, explain, and develop a variety of (invented and standard) computational algorithms with rational numbers in multiple contexts.
- Use mental computation techniques and apply estimation strategies to determine the reasonableness of results a variety of mental computation strategies.
- Solve a variety of relevant, contextual problems with rational numbers.
- Incorporate mathematical processes and effective teaching practices to plan instruction that addresses identified goals and student needs.
- Develop a unit of instruction that provides a logical sequence of learning experiences for students to show mastery of identified goals.
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Course III: Algebraic and Statistical Reasoning (40 hours/4 PLUs)
The candidate will:
- Look for patterns and identify mathematical relationships that might lead to generalizations.
- Solve relevant problems by creating and analyzing numerical patterns.
- Identify, write, evaluate, and interpret numerical and algebraic expressions as mathematical models to explain authentic situations.
- Write and solve one-step equations and inequalities as mathematical models to explain authentic, realistic situations.
- Use statistical reasoning to ask investigative questions, collect and analyze categorical and numerical data, and represent data.
- Create a learning experience using the statistical reasoning framework and incorporating algebraic reasoning.
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Course IV: Measurement, Geometric and Spatial Reasoning (40 hours/4 PLUs)
The candidate will:
- Use geometric concepts and relationships to describe and model mathematical ideas and real-world constructs.
- Solve relevant problems involving area, surface area, and volume.
- Solve problems involving customary measurements, metric measurement, and time.
- Graph rational numbers as points on the coordinate plane to represent and solve contextual, mathematical problems.
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Authentic Residency (Embedded Throughout Endorsement)
The candidate will:
- Demonstrate evidence of meeting program standards by submitting artifacts in a portfolio to include:
- observations by supervisors,
- student work samples, including analysis of student work, and
- self-reflection and evidence of confidence in the program standards.
- Work with diverse students in the grade levels of the candidate’s base certificate, including grade levels other than the candidate’s assigned classroom.
- Demonstrate evidence of meeting program standards by submitting artifacts in a portfolio to include:
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Resource Requirements
- Computer with working camera, audio, and stable internet capabilities compatible with Chrome and supporting Blackboard and Zoom platforms
- Van de Walle, J., Karp, K. S., & Bay-Williams, J. M. (2019). Elementary and middle School mathematics: Teaching developmentally (10th ed.). Pearson.
- Text cost is included in the Metro RESA model.
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For more information, contact the Metro RESA K-5 Mathematics Endorsement Coordinator, Denise Huddlestun.
Meet the Coordinator
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Denise Huddlestun, Metro RESA K5 Mathematics Endorsement Coordinator
Denise served as the K – 5 Mathematics Specialist at Metro RESA from 2005 until her retirement the end of May 2022. She enjoys continuing to facilitate and support professional learning while coordinating the K – 5 Mathematics Endorsement. Prior to joining Metro RESA, she worked as a School Improvement Specialist with the GaDOE, worked in the Education Preparation Division of the GaPSC, taught pre-service teachers and supervised student teachers at Georgia Southern University, and taught elementary and middle school students. Denise is the Membership Director for the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (GCTM) after serving as President from 2018 through 2020.
